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Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary

Q: Is Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary a good school?

Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary?

Students at Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2041^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 421 students. Despite relatively favorable staffing and spending levels, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, struggling to meet the academic needs of its diverse student population.

Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with statewide rankings between 1800-2065 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 56.3% in recent years, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school ranks in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same Chicago Public Schools District 299, such as Hay Elementary Community Academy, Young Elementary School, and Moving Everest Charter School, also struggle academically but perform significantly better than Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Oak Park Education Service District 97, such as Whittier Elementary School, William Beye Elementary School, and William Hatch Elementary School, consistently rank among the top-performing elementary schools in Illinois and significantly outperform Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary across all academic measures.

452

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,450

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

932 N Central Ave
Chicago, IL 60651-2705

(773) 534-6025

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary usually attend:

High:

Douglass Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.8%

Hispanic:

25.9%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (7% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

2,041^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,336^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

444^th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2041 of 2056	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1946 of 2067	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2015 of 2077	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2035 of 2082	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1800 of 1948	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2065 of 2086	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1979 of 2037	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	2002 of 2044	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1932 of 2046	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1992 of 2052	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	2022 of 2093	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	2109 of 2167	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	2108 of 2166	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	2061 of 2147	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.9	2084 of 2139	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	2059 of 2120	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	2055 of 2092	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	2061 of 2095	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	2056 of 2086	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.6	1930 of 2022	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	1982 of 2030	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.9	1980 of 2020	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	654 of 688	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	568 of 655	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	653 of 692	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	663 of 684	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	278 of 428	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	674 of 711	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	615 of 698	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.8	780 of 826	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1908 of 1942	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1679 of 1942	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1858 of 1957	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1896 of 1970	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1556 of 1680	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1986 of 2019	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1895 of 1964	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	958 of 982	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1779 of 1800	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1624 of 1793	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1732 of 1808	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1691 of 1763	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1342 of 1514	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1792 of 1816	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1696 of 1765	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1942 of 1947	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1864 of 1959	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1938 of 1984	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1912 of 1977	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1617 of 1707	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2001 of 2019	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1912 of 1972	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	26.5	944 of 1194	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1336 of 1368	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1146 of 1363	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1259 of 1367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1292 of 1369	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1129 of 1241	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1346 of 1356	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1281 of 1293	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1278 of 1293	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	1163 of 1294	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1290 of 1302	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	1283 of 1322	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1203 of 1367	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1264 of 1365	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1151 of 1344	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1206 of 1327	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	1305 of 1318	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	1285 of 1293	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.0	1272 of 1287	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	382 of 548	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	467 of 569	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	488 of 573	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	258 of 385	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	557 of 565	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	487 of 511	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1131 of 1248	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1088 of 1251	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1186 of 1275	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1123 of 1286	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	920 of 1017	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1259 of 1276	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1211 of 1226	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1194 of 1229	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	926 of 1219	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1123 of 1234	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1110 of 1221	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	890 of 1019	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1207 of 1217	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1148 of 1161	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1252 of 1271	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	998 of 1264	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1171 of 1292	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1256 of 1286	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1004 of 1048	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1289 of 1296	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1167 of 1223	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	679 of 792	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2019)21st percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2019)14th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-40 vs state

Science6%-37 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	932 N Central Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6025	452	35	13.1	94.0%	7 (1.5%)	320 (70.8%)	117 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	2041^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.7%		13	1946^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.9%	95	0.0	11.1	8.3	19.4	2.7	12.1	19.4	21.6	13.4	6.1	6.7	0.0	0.0	6.5	2.8	3.7	80.2	82.3	82.3	82.3	90.9	82.1	78.6	14.9	17.3	$21,450	$3,852	$17,598
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	720 N Lorel Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6060	341	31	10.9	82.7%	7 (2.1%)	267 (78.3%)	66 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	2003^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	2.6%		8.3	2061^st of 2067 public elementary schools	0.3%	58	9.4	20.6	8.8	10.3	9.4	24.3	20.0	38.2	18.8	2.9	0.0	0.0	13.5	4.0	5.9	4.7	86.1	89.1	89.1	89.1	95.8	88.9	84.7	7.0	20.3	$21,845	$3,453	$18,392
Hay Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1018 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6000	247	23	10.9	97.6%	5 (2.0%)	158 (64.0%)	82 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.3	1736^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.8	1579^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.6%	157	17.4	20.0	26.1	34.6	34.8	21.1	50.0	40.0	34.6	21.7	26.9	4.3	0.0	15.0	12.0	14.0	78.9	86.9	86.9	86.9	92.7	84.6	77.3	6.9	18.5	$25,626	$4,037	$21,589
Young Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1434 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6200	417	29	14.3	96.2%	3 (0.7%)	277 (66.4%)	130 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	1755^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.9	1854^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.3%	99	18.2	17.9	51.4	19.0	23.8	20.5	9.8	17.9	22.7	24.3	4.7	0.0	0.0	5.7	10.5	7.8	89.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	97.3	90.5	87.5	7.5	27.3	$19,385	$2,411	$16,973
Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(312) 683-9695	755	55	13.7	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	707 (93.6%)	42 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	15.5	1775^th of 2056 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.5	1920^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.1%	145	15.9	16.5	30.5	30.3	26.5	19.3	14.3	27.1	24.5	22.0	13.2	9.6	8.0	8.3	14.1	12.4										$20,518	$1,130	$19,388
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 N Harvey Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3115	386	37	10.3	20.7%	204 (52.8%)	71 (18.4%)	44 (11.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	87.8	225^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.1%		81.4	330^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.0%	105	57.6		73.4	73.0	76.7				74.3	75.0	69.8	60.0				68.4	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.6	17.7		$25,698	$1,198	$24,500
Ellington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	243 N Parkside Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6361	510	40	12.9	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	422 (82.7%)	81 (15.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.7	1920^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.6%		10.5	2022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	2.2%	102	8.1	17.9	16.2	17.1	29.7	31.0	14.6	46.3	25.9	13.5	2.4	5.4	4.8	2.4	2.4	5.0	75.0	78.6	78.6	78.6	88.3	78.6	73.6	13.3	13.1	$20,830	$2,418	$18,412
Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1431 N Leamington Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3060	427	34	12.7	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	197 (46.1%)	225 (52.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.4	2015^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.0%		14.1	1888^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.7%	127	2.3	11.9	8.9	8.8	15.9	27.6	34.7	18.6	19.3	15.6	5.9	2.3	0.0	12.2	4.7	7.4	79.0	83.1	82.9	82.9	91.8	81.4	77.3	2.7	17.4	$22,483	$3,368	$19,115
McNair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4820 W Walton St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8980	328	32	10.2	89.3%	5 (1.5%)	236 (72.0%)	83 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	18.6	1701^st of 2056 public elementary schools	17.3%		16.2	1795^th of 2067 public elementary schools	13.2%	94	0.0	10.5	37.1	37.0	6.3	9.5	19.4	15.0	21.7	14.3	48.1	0.0	4.8	9.4	0.0	13.3	93.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	99.1	94.6	92.5	7.2	27.3	$29,395	$3,130	$26,265
William Beye Elementary School	Public	K-5	230 N Cuyler Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3070	397	28	14.0	17.6%	222 (55.9%)	58 (14.6%)	59 (14.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	88	220^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.3%		80.1	360^th of 2067 public elementary schools	82.6%	140	65.0		81.2	67.2	76.7				75.1	73.9	61.9	65.0				67.2	98.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	98.9	98.4			$21,315	$1,010	$20,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary

What district is Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What schools do graduates of Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Douglass Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary?

Students at Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary are 71% African American, 26% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary a good school?

Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary.

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